Axis M3113-R User Manual

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USER'S MANUAL
AXIS M31 Series
AXIS M3113-R Network Camera
AXIS M3113-R M12 Network Camera
AXIS M3114-R Network Camera
AXIS M3114-R M12 Network Camera

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  • Page 1 USER’S MANUAL AXIS M31 Series AXIS M3113-R Network Camera AXIS M3113-R M12 Network Camera AXIS M3114-R Network Camera AXIS M3114-R M12 Network Camera...
  • Page 2 Some knowledge of UNIX or Linux-based systems may also be beneficial, for developing shell scripts and applications. Later versions of this document will be posted to the Axis Website, as required. See also the product’s online help, available via the Web-based interface.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Technical Specifications for AXIS M3114-R and AXIS M3114-R M12 ....... .
  • Page 4: Key Features

    Key features Superior image quality • AXIS M31 Series offers superior image quality with progressive scan, providing crisp and clear images of both illumi- nated and dark areas. • Multiple H.264 and Motion JPEG streams Multiple H.264 and Motion JPEG streams can be provided either in full frame rate or individually optimized for differ- ent quality needs and bandwidth constraints.
  • Page 5: Overview

    AXIS M31 Series - Key features Overview LED indicators Lens holder Control button Optic mount Optic holder Use screws here to mount camera to mounting surface Ethernet cable Lens tool Black rubber side (for focus adjustment) Transparent side (for image adjustment)
  • Page 6: Led Indicators

    (AXIS M3113-R/AXIS M3114-R) Network connector - Female RJ-45 Ethernet connector for 10BaseT/100BaseTX. Supports Power over Ethernet. Using shielded cables is recommended. (AXIS M3113-R M12/AXIS M3114-R M12) Network connector - Rugged female, D-coded M12 connector. Supports Power over Ethernet. Using shielded cables is recommended.
  • Page 7: Accessing The Camera

    2. Enter the IP address or host name of the camera in the Location/Address field of your browser. To access the camera from a Macintosh computer (Mac OSX), click on the Bonjour tab and select AXIS M3113 \AXIS M3114 from the drop-down list.
  • Page 8: Setting The Root Password

    System Options > Network > TCP/IP Advanced in your web interface. For more information, please see NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4, on page 28. See also the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service at www.axiscam.net For Technical notes on this and other topics, visit the Axis Support web at www.axis.com/techsup...
  • Page 9: The Live View Page

    AXIS Media Control toolbar The AMC viewer toolbar (AXIS Media Control) is available in Microsoft Internet Explorer only. See AXIS Media Control (AMC), on page 11 for more information. AMC displays the following buttons: The Play button connects to the Axis product and starts playing a media stream.
  • Page 10: Video

    Important! H.264 is licensed technology. The network camera includes one viewing client license for each technology. Installing additional unlicensed copies of the viewing client is prohibited. To purchase additional licenses, contact your Axis reseller. AXIS M31 Series - Video Unicasting is used for video streaming, so that there is no video traffic on the network until a client connects and requests the stream.
  • Page 11: Alternative Methods Of Accessing The Video Stream

    • QuickTime adds latency to the video stream (up to 3 seconds). • It may be possible to use other players to view the H.264 stream using the paths above, although Axis does not guarantee this. • <ip> = IP address •...
  • Page 12: Video Stream

    To set the size of the rectangle enter the number of pixels to show and click Apply. Check Show pixel counter to enable the box in the image. AXIS M31 Series - Video Text, date & time...
  • Page 13: Stream Profiles

    Modify an existing stream profile based on the light situation and motion to be captured by your camera. Highlight the stream profile (custom created profiles only) you wish to remove, then click Remove to remove it from • the list. AXIS M31 Series - Video...
  • Page 14: Camera Settings

    The overlay (a logo, for example) is then displayed in the video image. To use your own image, first upload it to the AXIS M31 Series Network Camera. To do this enter the name of the file in the field provided, or click the Browse button, locate and click the Upload button.
  • Page 15: Privacy Mask

    Privacy masks cannot even be bypassed via the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface (API). The Privacy Mask List shows all the masks that are currently configured in AXIS M31 Series Network Camera and indicates if they are enabled. To define a new mask: 1.
  • Page 16: Live View Config

    Recommended viewer for other browsers (Motion JPEG). H.264. A slower imaging alternative to Server Push (Motion JPEG only). Displays still images only. Hit the Refresh button in your browser to view a new image. AXIS M31 Series - Video on this page for...
  • Page 17: Action Buttons

    AXIS M31 Series - Video Viewer Settings Check the Show viewer toolbar box to display the AXIS Media Control (AMC) or the QuickTime viewer toolbar under the video image in your browser. The administrator can disable the installation of the H.264 decoder included with AMC. This is used to prevent the installation of unlicensed copies.
  • Page 18: Ptz

    Entrance (H). You can return the AXIS M31 Series Network Camera to the overview image after a set time of viewing a preset position. The interval is configurable from 0 seconds (i.e. disabled) to 300 seconds. The default interval is 30 seconds.
  • Page 19: Guard Tour

    AXIS M31 Series - PTZ Guard Tour A Guard Tour displays the video streams from different preset positions, one-by-one, in a pre-determined order or at random, and for configurable time periods. Once the preset position has been set, and added to the guard tour, you can decide the viewing time in seconds or minutes in the Guard Tour Setup window.
  • Page 20: Events

    Events Event Type - A set of parameters describing how and when the AXIS 214 PTZ should perform certain actions. An event • type may result in a single event, or it may result in many, all depending on how often the conditions governing its behavior are met.
  • Page 21: Triggered Event

    (the maximum available) or to a specified frame rate. The frame rate will be the best possible, but might not be as high as specified, especially if uploading via a slow connection. AXIS M31 Series - Events...
  • Page 22: Camera Tampering

    When the Alarm for dark images parameter is enabled, alarms are generated for all cases where the lights are either dimmed or turned off, or if the lens is sprayed, covered, or rendered severely out of focus. If not enabled, no alarm will be sent. After you define these settings, click Save. AXIS M31 Series - Events...
  • Page 23: Motion Detection

    6. Click Save. To exclude parts of the Include window, select the Exclude option and position the Exclude window as required, within the Include window. Please see the online help for descriptions of each available option. AXIS M31 Series - Events...
  • Page 24 An object that appears in the region will trigger motion detection for only a very short period High AXIS M31 Series - Events Sensitivity Ordinary colored objects on ordinary backgrounds will trigger the motion detection Only very bright objects on a dark...
  • Page 25: System Options

    Enable Basic Setup - Before using the AXIS M31 Series Network Camera, there are certain settings that should be made, most of which require Administrator access privileges. To quickly access these settings use the Basic Setup in the menu. All settings are also available from the standard links in the menu.
  • Page 26: Date & Time

    Use the predefined formats or use your own custom date and time formats. See Advanced File Naming & Date/Time Formats in the online help for information on how to create your own date and time formats. AXIS M31 Series - System Options...
  • Page 27: Network

    Note: DHCP should only be enabled if your DHCP server can update a DNS server, which then allows you to access the AXIS M31 Series Network Camera by name (host name). If DHCP is enabled and you cannot access the unit, run AXIS IP Utility to search the network for connected Axis products or reset the network camera to factory default settings and then perform the installation again.
  • Page 28 AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service Use the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS service to assign a host name for easy access to your network camera (requires Internet access). Click Settings... to register the camera with the Axis Internet Dynamic DNS service, or to modify the existing settings (requires access to the Internet).
  • Page 29 SOCKS SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol. The Axis network camera can be configured to use a SOCKS server to reach networks on the other side of a firewall/proxy server. This functionality is useful if the network camera is located on a local network behind a firewall, and notifications, uploads, alarms, and such need to be sent to a destination outside the local network (such as the Internet).
  • Page 30 The QoS in Axis network video products marks the data packets for various types of network traffic originating from the product. This makes it possible for network routers and switches to reserve a fixed amount of bandwidth for these types of traffic.
  • Page 31: Led

    There are four types of traps available for the AXIS M31 Series Network Camera. • Cold start • Warm start • Link up • Authentication failed SNMP v3 SNMP V3 - provides encryption and secure passwords. HTTPS must be enabled. To use traps with SNMP v3 an SNMP v3 management application is required.
  • Page 32: Support

    AXIS M31 Series - System Options Support The Support Overview page provides valuable information on troubleshooting and contact information, should you require technical assistance. System Overview provides an overview of the camera’s status and settings. Information that can be found here includes the camera’s firmware version, IP address, security, event and image settings and recent log items.
  • Page 33: About

    For more information, please visit the Developer pages at www.axis.com/developer File Upload - To use your own files as custom settings, upload the files first to the AXIS M31 Series Network Camera. Browse to select the file. Select the User level for the uploaded file. When the file is displayed correctly in the text field, click the Upload button.
  • Page 34: Resetting To Factory Default Settings

    The unit now has the default IP address 192.168.0.90 Note: For other methods of setting the IP address, please refer to the product’s Installation Guide that accompanies the product, or download a copy from www.axis.com AXIS M31 Series - System Options...
  • Page 35: Troubleshooting

    Upgrading the Firmware When you upgrade your camera with the latest firmware from the Axis Web site, your camera receives the latest functionality available. Always read the upgrade instructions and release notes available with each new release, before updating the firmware.
  • Page 36: Axis Support

    AXIS M31 Series - Troubleshooting Axis Support If you contact Axis support, please help us to help you solve your problems by providing the server report, the log file and a detailed description of the problem. Server Report - go to Setup > System Options > Support > Support Overview. The server report contains important information about the server and its software, as well as a list of the current parameters.
  • Page 37 To avoid this, set the static IP address to 0.0.0.0. If the camera and client are on the same network, Run AXIS IP Utility to locate the camera. Identify the camera using its model or serial number. Alternatively: 1) Move the camera to an isolated network or to one with no DHCP or BOOTP server.
  • Page 38 Motion Detection triggers unexpectedly Changes in luminance For further assistance, please contact your reseller or see the support pages on the Axis website at www.axis.com/techsup Color depth set incorrectly on clients. Set to 16-bit or 32-bit color. In the case of blurred text overlays, or other rendering problems, you may need to enable Advanced Video Rendering from the H.264 tab in the AMC control panel...
  • Page 39: Technical Specifications For Axis M3113-R/Axis M3113-R M12

    AXIS M31 Series - Technical Specifications for AXIS M3113-R/AXIS M3113-R M12 Technical Specifications for Function/group Item Camera Models Image sensor Lens Light sensitivity Shutter time Pan/Tilt/Zoom Video Video compression Resolutions Frame rate H.264 Frame rate Motion JPEG Video streaming Image settings...
  • Page 40 AXIS M31 Series - Technical Specifications for AXIS M3113-R/AXIS M3113-R M12 Function/group Item System Application Integration Programming Interface Intelligent Video Alarm triggers Alarm events Video buffer Video access from web browser Installation, management and maintenance General Casing Processors, memory Power Connectors Operating conditions •...
  • Page 41: Technical Specifications For Axis M3114-R And Axis M3114-R M12

    AXIS M31 Series - Technical Specifications for AXIS M3114-R and AXIS M3114-R M12 Technical Specifications for Function/group Item Camera Models Image sensor Lens Light sensitivity Shutter time Pan/Tilt/Zoom Video Video compression Resolutions Frame rate H.264 Frame rate Motion JPEG Video streaming...
  • Page 42 AXIS M31 Series - Technical Specifications for AXIS M3114-R and AXIS M3114-R M12 Function/group Item System Application Integration Programming Interface Intelligent Video Alarm triggers Alarm events Video buffer Video access from web browser Installation, management and maintenance General Casing Processors, memory...
  • Page 43: General Performance Considerations

    AXIS M31 Series - Technical Specifications for AXIS M3114-R and AXIS M3114-R M12 General performance considerations When setting up your system, it is important to consider how various settings and situations will affect performance. Some factors affect the amount of bandwidth (the bit rate) required, others can affect the frame rate, and some affect both. If the load on the CPU reaches its maximum, this will also affect the frame rate.
  • Page 44: Glossary Of Terms

    MAC address for an IP address. ARTPEC (Axis Real Time Picture Encoder) - This chip is used for image compression, and image processing such as conversion of raw image sensor data, color correction, sharpening, noise filtering etc.
  • Page 45 Ethernet systems are 10BASE-T and 100BASE-T10, which provide transmission speeds up to 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps respectively. ETRAX (Ethernet Token Ring AXIS) - Axis' own microprocessor. Factory default settings - These are the settings that originally applied for a device when it was first delivered from the factory.
  • Page 46 ‘speed’ of a network. A LAN might run at 10 or 100 Mbit/s. See also Bit rate. AXIS M31 Series - Glossary of Terms Monitor - A monitor is very similar to a standard television set, but lacks the electronics to pick up regular television signals.
  • Page 47 Internet telephony. RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) - RTSP is a control AXIS M31 Series - Glossary of Terms protocol, and a starting point for negotiating transports such as RTP, multicast and Unicast, and for negotiating codecs.
  • Page 48 Internet in a secure way. One common use for VPN is for connecting a AXIS M31 Series - Glossary of Terms remote computer to the corporate network, via e.g. a direct phone line or via the Internet.
  • Page 49 QoS (Quality of Service) 27 QuickTime 11, 15 Recovery 32 Scheduled Event 20 Server Time 24 SNMP 28 Support 29 TCP Server 18 Time Mode 24 Troubleshooting 32 Upgrade Server 29 UPnP 26, 28 Users 23 Video Stream 12 AXIS M3113 - Index...

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